bane
21bane — [[t]be͟ɪn[/t]] banes N COUNT: usu sing, usu the N of n The bane of someone or the bane of someone s life is something that frequently makes them feel unhappy or annoyed. Rain is the bane of holiday makers... Spots can be the bane of a teenager s… …
22bane — noun (singular) something that causes trouble or makes people unhappy: be the bane of: Drugs are the bane of the inner cities. | the bane of sb s life/existence (=a cause of continual trouble or unhappiness): Ask any laser printer user what the… …
23bane — UK [beɪn] / US noun [singular] something that annoys someone very much or causes them a lot of problems the bane of: Noisy and disobedient children are the bane of many mothers. the bane of someone s life/existence: Paperwork is the bane of my… …
24bane — I ba|ne 1. ba|ne sb., n, r, rne, i sms. bane , fx banehalvdel, banestrækning II ba|ne 2. ba|ne sb. (fk.) (død), i sms. bane , fx banemand, banesår; det blev hans bane III ba|ne 3. ba|ne vb., r, de, t; bane vej el. vejen …
25bane — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bana; akin to Old High German bano death Date: before 12th century 1. a. obsolete killer, slayer b. poison c. death, destruction < stop the way of those that seek …
26bane — /bayn/, n. 1. a person or thing that ruins or spoils: Gambling was the bane of his existence. 2. a deadly poison (often used in combination, as in the names of poisonous plants): wolfsbane; henbane. 3. death; destruction; ruin. 4. Obs. that which …
27bane — 1. noun a) A cause of misery or death; an affliction or curse The bane of my existence b) Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants Ant …
28bane — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. poison, venom; curse, mischief; thorn in the side; bale, scourge, nuisance, pest; harm, injury, destruction; trouble. See evil, badness. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [BANE] harm …
29bane — A poison or blight. [O.E. bana] * * * bane bān n POISON see HENBANE * * * (bān) poison …
30bane — noun 1》 a cause of great distress or annoyance: the telephone was the bane of my life. 2》 archaic poison. Derivatives baneful adjective (archaic). Origin OE bana, of Gmc origin …
